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GUEST BLOG: Take Action, High Capacity Wells in Wisconsin
Our friends at the Central Sands Water Action Coalition (CSWAC) continue to keep a close eye on high capacity well procedures that impact their waters.
In the last few months, the Wisconsin Attorney General and Department of Natural Resources have taken steps to return to a science-based review process for high capacity wells....
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ACTION ALERT: Climate Change Task Force
Governor Evers’ Task Force on Climate Change is holding three virtual listening sessions on the evenings of July 7th, 9th, and 15th. We encourage you to watch the sessions, register to speak at a session and/or submit written comments. See the full details below on how you can participate.
About the Task Force on Climate Change
Climate...
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ACTION ALERT: Enbridge’s Line 5, Public Comment Needed
Wisconsin voices are needed. The Wisconsin DNR (WI DNR) recently held an online public hearing on the proposed reroute of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline in Ashland, Bayfield, and Iron Counties.
Construction of the new segment would allow Enbridge to continue operating the hazardous liquid pipeline in environmentally sensitive areas including the Bad River, Lake...
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June 2020 Mining Update | Back Forty Project, Badger Minerals & Wolf River
Mining activities have not slowed down in the last few months. Badger Minerals has begun exploratory drilling in Oneida County and the Menominee River has been named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers for the second time.
There are actions you can take to oppose the mining proposals that...
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5 Questions to Ask Your Local Farmer About Water
by Michael Tiboris, Clear Water Farms Director
Many of us still know very little about how our food is produced. Agriculture is a major source of water contamination in Wisconsin. If we want to support conservation of land and water, we need to learn more about what it takes to produce the food...
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Welcome Sawyer, Aquatic Invasive Species Intern
Summer has arrived, and with it, so has our summer aquatic invasive species (AIS) internship. This year, we’re excited to welcome Sawyer Rubeck to the River Alliance team as our 2020 intern. He recently graduated from UW-La Crosse with a Biology-Environmental Science degree and will be teaming up with Ellen Voss (our La Crosse Area...
